APPLICATION PROCESS

• Eligibility and Supporting Document Requirements
• Important Dates and Deadlines 2022 Cycle
• Print the Applicant Checklist - include this with your uploaded documents
• CaRMS Application and deadlines

The Fine Print

• Terms and Conditions
• Change of Contact Information
• Rules of Conduct
• Privacy Policy
• Document Notarization

Print, carefully review, and complete all required forms for application submission, utilizing the current Cycle Application Checklist as a guide for preparing your supporting documents.

NOTE: Incomplete forms, forms from previous cycles, or incorrectly completed forms, will cause an application to be deemed incomplete and the applicant INELIGIBLE to proceed in the current cycle.
 

Click on "Login" (red button, upper right of screen) to go to the online application portal.  The first time you visit the portal, select ‘Create a Profile’ and register for a user name, password and ID number.

Once your registration is confirmed, you can sign in and add or update information in your user profile through the ‘Maintain Profile’ feature.  NOTE: the user profile form is NOT the application form.

During the application open period, sign in and select ‘Start Application’. Answer the Program eligibility questions and complete the form. Review your application and ‘Submit application' (red button, bottom of form). Do not forget to submit your application. 

• Assemble required forms and paper supporting documents into a single “supporting documents package”.
• Complete documents as requested, observing document verification timelines.

NOTE: Application packages containing documents not properly completed, containing illegible photo images and/or missing required information and attachments will be deemed incomplete and the applicant INELIGIBLE to proceed in the current cycle.

Obtain a bank draft or money order in Canadian funds PAYABLE TO the University of Calgary in the amount of CAD$350.

All applicants to the AIMG Program are required to pay the NON-REFUNDABLE application fee of CAD$350.

• The full fee is due and must be sent to the AIMG Program office as a single payment.  Please send via traceable courier (Purolator/Fedex/Canada Post) so payment can be tracked for its delivery status.  No online form of payment is available.
• Applicant's name and AIMG Program ID# must be written on the front of the the cheque prior to mailing. The AIMG Program will not be responsible for tracking lost or unidentifiable payments.
• SEND payment to:

• The fee is only payable with a Canadian bank draft or money order made payable to the University of Calgary in Canadian currency.
• Personal cheques are NOT accepted.
• No receipts will be issued.  It is the applicant’s responsibility to retain copies before submitting the fee.
• This fee does not qualify as tuition.  No T2202A will be issued.

NOTE:  Applicants must remit the required application fee to ELIGIBLE to proceed in the current cycle.  NO exceptions will be permitted.

Ensure your profile and all required documents have been granted sharing through physiciansapply.ca to the AIMG Program. Your profile and documents must be shared on or before the online application close deadline and remain shared until CaRMS match day.  For further information on sharing documents, visit physiciansapply.ca.

NOTE:  If physiciansapply.ca sharing is not granted to the AIMG Program, the application will be deemed INCOMPLETE and the applicant INELIGIBLE for further assessment.

Your online application and supporting documents will be reviewed by the AIMG Program File Review Committee (FRC) for completeness and demonstration of the eligibility requirements.  Failure to meet the requirements outlined will result in your application being rejected in its entirety.

NOTE:  The AIMG Program FRC determines eligibility to continue in the assessment process. Refer to Program Cycle and Important Dates and Deadlines.  Decisions of the FRC are final.  No appeals will be considered.

When CaRMS Online opens, applicants must register for CaRMS and follow the instructions provided.  Only eligible candidates can proceed to apply for available IMG-designated residency positions in Alberta through CaRMS for the R-1 Main Residency Match.  Detailed instructions are provided on the CaRMS website.  For assistance with your CaRMS application, contact the CaRMS Help Desk.

Program descriptions for R-1 Main Residency Match positions available for this cycle can also be found on the CaRMS website.